Webb Study Reveals Rocky Planets Can Form in Extreme Environments - NASA

An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to provide the first observation of water and other molecules in the highly

Webb Telescope: A prominent protostar in Perseus - NASA

This new Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate details of the Herbig Haro object 797 (HH 797).

Seeing Sagittarius C in a New Light - NASA

A star-forming region, named Sagittarius C (Sgr C), is seen in exceptional detail in this image from Nov. 20, 2023, thanks to the Near-Infrared Camera

NASA’s Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way - NASA

The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen

Webb Follows Neon Signs Toward New Thinking on Planet Formation - NASA

Scientists are following neon signs in a search for clues to one planetary system’s future and the past of another – our own solar system. Following up on a

Webb Telescope’s Marcia Rieke Awarded Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal - NASA

Dr. Marcia Rieke, principal investigator for the Near-Infrared Camera on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s (ASP)

NASA’s Webb, Hubble Combine to Create Most Colorful View of Universe - NASA

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have united to study an expansive galaxy cluster known as MACS0416. The resulting panchromatic

NASA’s Webb Findings Support Long-Proposed Process of Planet Formation - NASA

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just made a breakthrough discovery in revealing how planets are made. By observing water vapor in

NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole - NASA

Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet seen in X-rays, using NASA telescopes. The black hole is at an early stage of growth that had

Details from Webb’s Cameras Reveal Crabby Composition - NASA

The James Webb Space Telescope captures new details of the Crab Nebula, 6,500 light-years away, in this image released on Oct. 30, 2023. The Crab Nebula, the

NASA’s Sandra Irish Wins 2023 Society of Women Engineers Award - NASA

Sandra Irish, mechanical systems lead structures engineer for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, has been selected to receive the Society of Women Engineers

The Crab Nebula Seen in New Light by NASA’s Webb - NASA

Exquisite, never-before-seen details help unravel the supernova remnant’s puzzling history.

NASA’s Webb Makes First Detection of Heavy Element From Star Merger - NASA

Webb’s study of the second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen reveals tellurium.

NASA’s Webb Discovers New Feature in Jupiter’s Atmosphere

Narrow jet stream near equator has winds traveling 320 miles per hour

Webb Detects Tiny Quartz Crystals in the Clouds of a Hot Gas Giant

Webb Detects Tiny Quartz Crystals in the Clouds of a Hot Gas Giant

NASA’s Webb Captures an Ethereal View of NGC 346

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NASA’s Webb Receives IAF Excellence in Industry Award

The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) has awarded its Excellence in Industry Award to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The award will be